putting, stopping startting??

[mizatavares]

Can anyone please tell me, when this rule doesnt apply?
E.g.

t -- tt ; p -- pp

so put -- putting
stop -- stopping

but help is helping , read is reading.

Why??

Thanks a million

[naomimalan]

Can anyone please tell me, when this rule doesnt apply?
E.g.

t -- tt ; p -- pp

so put -- putting
stop -- stopping

but help is helping , read is reading.

Why??

Thanks a million

Doubling the consonant doesn't depend on what the last letter is. For example, your third word is incorrectly spelt/spelled. It should be "starting", not "startting". If you look at the rule below, you will understand why:

You double the final consonant before -ing and -ed if:
- the word has one syllable and ends in consonant, vowel, consonant. This is the case for your verbs "put" and "stop".

Other examples: plan - planned; rob - robbed

The same rule applies for comparatives and superlatives: hot, hotter, hottest.

You also double the last consonant if:
-the verb has more than one syllable and has the stress on the last syllable: beGIN - beginning; preFER - preferred
(In British English, you double the consonant if the word ends in "l" even if the stress is not on the last syllable: TRAvel - travelled; CANcel - cancelling.)

There are one or two other helpful rules but you could start with these ones.

[Snowcake]

1. two-syllable words:

If the stress is on the first syllable, the word only gets one consonant:

hap-pen - happening

vi-sit - visiting

(stress on the second syllable --> double the consonant! : admit - admitting)

2. If the word ends in a double consonant, only add -ing / -ed.

As in:

help - helping.

3.
If the word ens in 2 vowels and a consonant, only add -ing/-ed

read - reading

dream - dreaming


Hope this helps
Snowcake

[engee30]

Never ever double the last consonant where the consonant is represented by w, x, or y:

bow - bowed/bowing
borrow - borrowed/borrowing
low - lower/lowest
box - boxed/boxing
play - played/playing

[mizatavares]

Thank you, all of you.
Very clear now